Certified Medical Assistant

Certified Medical Assistant

Pride Health is hiring a Certified Medical Assistant to support our client's healthcare facility in Edinburg, TX 78539. Job Details: Schedule: Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm with a 1 hour lunch. Location: Edinburg, TX 78539 Job Type: Local contract Contract Length: 3+ months (Possibility of extension or conversion) Pay Range: $21/hr to $23.40/hour* *Pay offered is based on experience, expertise, credentialing, and education.

Duties:

• Performs clinical Medical Assistant duties including patient rooming, specimen collection, venipuncture/capillary draws, EKGs, non-IV medication administration, wound care, dressing changes, and staple removal.
• Operates diagnostic equipment, performs equipment quality control checks, and prepares/sterilizes medical instruments using an autoclave.
• Prepares patients for examinations, accurately documents patient care in the medical record, and coordinates care as directed by providers.
• Maintains exam and treatment rooms by stocking, cleaning, sterilizing instruments, and following standard infection control precautions.
• Provides basic telephone and in-person intake, gathers patient information without clinical judgment, maintains confidentiality, and follows established policies, procedures, and Standard Delegation of Orders (SDO).

Requirements:

• Education: High school graduate or GED equivalent
• Certification(s): Medical Assistant Certificate
• Years of experience: 2+
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Equal Employment Opportunity PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us. Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation. Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.